Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Denmark

Denmark: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues was 45.18 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
45.18 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
1st
of 35 countries
All-time high
48.78 Percentage of GDP
in 2014
All-time low
29.12 Percentage of GDP
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Denmark, 1965–2024

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 45.18 Percentage of GDP for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in 2024.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Denmark peaked at 48.78 Percentage of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.12 Percentage of GDP, in 1965.

Denmark ranks 1st of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Denmark, 1965 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
1965 29.12 Percentage of GDP
1966 29.67 Percentage of GDP +1.9%
1967 30.16 Percentage of GDP +1.6%
1968 32.9 Percentage of GDP +9.1%
1969 32.51 Percentage of GDP -1.2%
1970 36.87 Percentage of GDP +13.4%
1971 39.86 Percentage of GDP +8.1%
1972 39.93 Percentage of GDP +0.2%
1973 39.12 Percentage of GDP -2.0%
1974 40.77 Percentage of GDP +4.2%
1975 37.67 Percentage of GDP -7.6%
1976 38.02 Percentage of GDP +0.9%
1977 38.8 Percentage of GDP +2.0%
1978 39.94 Percentage of GDP +2.9%
1979 41.02 Percentage of GDP +2.7%
1980 41.53 Percentage of GDP +1.2%
1981 41.39 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
1982 40.42 Percentage of GDP -2.3%
1983 43.01 Percentage of GDP +6.4%
1984 42.85 Percentage of GDP -0.4%
1985 45.05 Percentage of GDP +5.1%
1986 45.54 Percentage of GDP +1.1%
1987 46.88 Percentage of GDP +2.9%
1988 47.02 Percentage of GDP +0.3%
1989 45.49 Percentage of GDP -3.2%
1990 44.27 Percentage of GDP -2.7%
1991 43.67 Percentage of GDP -1.3%
1992 44.21 Percentage of GDP +1.2%
1993 45.56 Percentage of GDP +3.1%
1994 46.46 Percentage of GDP +2.0%
1995 46.6 Percentage of GDP +0.3%
1996 46.87 Percentage of GDP +0.6%
1997 46.83 Percentage of GDP -0.1%
1998 47.47 Percentage of GDP +1.4%
1999 48.04 Percentage of GDP +1.2%
2000 46.79 Percentage of GDP -2.6%
2001 45.94 Percentage of GDP -1.8%
2002 45.47 Percentage of GDP -1.0%
2003 45.69 Percentage of GDP +0.5%
2004 46.3 Percentage of GDP +1.3%
2005 47.89 Percentage of GDP +3.4%
2006 46.47 Percentage of GDP -3.0%
2007 46.49 Percentage of GDP +0.0%
2008 44.76 Percentage of GDP -3.7%
2009 44.74 Percentage of GDP -0.1%
2010 44.79 Percentage of GDP +0.1%
2011 44.87 Percentage of GDP +0.2%
2012 45.63 Percentage of GDP +1.7%
2013 45.97 Percentage of GDP +0.8%
2014 48.78 Percentage of GDP +6.1%
2015 46.49 Percentage of GDP -4.7%
2016 45.8 Percentage of GDP -1.5%
2017 45.46 Percentage of GDP -0.7%
2018 44.44 Percentage of GDP -2.2%
2019 47.15 Percentage of GDP +6.1%
2020 47.24 Percentage of GDP +0.2%
2021 47.47 Percentage of GDP +0.5%
2022 42.05 Percentage of GDP -11.4%
2023 43.99 Percentage of GDP +4.6%
2024 45.18 Percentage of GDP +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30.87 Percentage of GDP 29.12 Percentage of GDP 32.9 Percentage of GDP 5
1970s 39.2 Percentage of GDP 36.87 Percentage of GDP 41.02 Percentage of GDP 10
1980s 43.92 Percentage of GDP 40.42 Percentage of GDP 47.02 Percentage of GDP 10
1990s 46 Percentage of GDP 43.67 Percentage of GDP 48.04 Percentage of GDP 10
2000s 46.05 Percentage of GDP 44.74 Percentage of GDP 47.89 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 45.94 Percentage of GDP 44.44 Percentage of GDP 48.78 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 45.19 Percentage of GDP 42.05 Percentage of GDP 47.47 Percentage of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 2 France 43.46 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 3 Austria 43.37 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 4 Italy 42.75 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 4 Türkiye 23.95 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Denmark?
Revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Denmark was 45.18 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 48.78 Percentage of GDP in 2014.
What is the lowest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 29.12 Percentage of GDP in 1965.
How does Denmark rank for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
Denmark ranks 1st out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.